I just signed up in the Marine Corps D.E.P. and I ship out Dec 19, I can pass the I.S.T. but only barely?

Question

What Should I be doing to prepare myself in the meantime?

Answer 1

you are good to go buddy, as long as you can pass the I.S.T. you are good. Do keep running though untill you end up shipping out, maintain your cardio routine. Work on your pullups by pulling yourself up and slowly let yourself down. As far as your sit-ups, do as many as you can before you do your run and then again after, dont worry about the time. On a side note, you will be surprised at the amount of progress you will make while at boot camp. Just have a good mindset, and remember... never give up, and you will be good.

Answer 2

I would try running 3 or more miles 3 times a week and trying to do those 3 miles in under 28 minutes. At least 3 pullups shouldnt be all that hard to do, but I would strive to do more than 5 to keep yourself under the radar while at bootcamp. Situps I am sure you know is 100 in 2 minutes. Its not that hard to do just do them on a regular basis. If you are overweight by 10 pounds for your height I would make sure you are at or near weight regulations well before you go to bootcamp. I was overweight for a month while in bootcamp and I hated it not being able to eat very much.

Just keep in mind that the more motivated you are the better off you will be in the long run. For the first couple weeks of boot it will be one of the hardest things you will ever do and it will be a complete mind ****. Just focus on something like one of your favorite songs or your family while you are there. But above all never give up and enver comletely sell yourself to their methods. Keeping a portion of your sanity intact will help you to be a better person when you go home and try to explain how everything was.

In the end when you finally become a marine you will have the best feeling ever in your life and you may think there really isn't anything else better than being a marine. Because when you graduate bootcamp the entire world opens up and things start to get interesting and sometimes fun. Above all make a lot of friends not only while in training and school, but also when you reach the fleet marine force.

Last I would like to mention that there is no shortage of running that you will do. at least 3 times a week you will run with either your platoon, company or batallion. All of which can have its own rewards if you know some kick *** cadence. I know recruiters will sell you the corps like its a TV or something, but look at them and their attitude... after bootcamp your attitude will be a perfect mirror of them. And just remember to have fun whenever possible and don't volunteer for anything your not sure of.

Answer 3

You only need to barely pass the IST. Why would you ship six days before Christmas?

Answer 4

I would get a book by Stew Smith, he has one about Marine Corps boot camp. I am doing the Navy SEAL one and its working GREAT.

Answer 5

I wish you good luck. And I am proud of you that you want to defent your country.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marinejoin/l/blist.htm
http://www.usmchq.com/usmcresources/fitness/corpsstrength.htm
http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?pageId=/page/Detail-XML-Conversion.jsp?pageName=The-Transformation&flashRedirect=true

try these websites and hope this will give your confidence!

Pushups, Physical Exercise, Swimming your laps in the pool, Look for exercise courses arround your neighborhoo area.
Also there are handbooks avaiable in the bookstores.

Answer 6

work on it daily, a little at a time... that is really the only way to make yourself better.

Best of luck in boot, hope you make it!

Answer 7

Wow, you will be gone at Christmas. You are tough! I don't know what IST is, but best of luck to you.